Evaluator Biography: Beth Cotter

Beth Cotter, President, received her B.A. degree in German from Wake Forest University and her M.B.A. degree in Finance from Georgia State University. Ms. Cotter has prepared education evaluations since August 1997. Ms. Cotter had eighteen years of corporate experience and eight years of teaching and educational administration experience in curriculum development at the post-secondary level prior to joining FCE.  She has been a member of NAFSA:  Association of International Educators since 1999, where she has presented at State and Regional Conferences on the following topics:

“Review of the Educational Systems of Brazil and Colombia,” 2004.

“Overview of the Educational Systems of Brazil and Colombia,” 2006.

Presenter at NAFSA Summer Admissions Institute, 2006.

“Secondary Education in Honduras and El Salvador,” 2008.

“Benchmark Credentials for Undergraduate Admissions,” 2016.

“The Credential Dr. Is In!” 2016.

“When a Transcript is Not Enough,” 2017.

Ms. Cotter has also presented for the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE):

“Benchmarks for Undergraduate Admissions,” AICE Phoenix Symposium, 2016.

 “Overview of Benchmarks for Undergraduate Admissions,” (ACEI webinar) May 2016.

“German Secondary Education Credentials,” (ACEI webinar), September 2016.

“Three-Year Degrees from Australia, South Africa and Israel,” AICE Minneapolis Symposium, 2017.

“Accreditation for Credential Evaluation,” AICE Orlando Symposium, 2018.

Ms. Cotter was a contributing author to The International Guide: A Resource for International Education Professionals published by the American Association for Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) in 2016.